High-order collocation and quadrature methods for some logarithmic kernel integral equations on open arcs. (Q1412822)

The paper is devoted to the numerical solution of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace and the Helmholtz equation in the complement of a smooth open curve in the plane. Let \(\Gamma\) be an open curve in \(\mathbb{R}^2\) given by a smooth regular parametrization \(x:[-1,1] \to \Gamma.\) For \(\lambda \in \mathbb{C}\) with \(Im \lambda \geq 0\), the author looks for a solution of the equation \[ \Delta u +\lambda^2 u=0 \,\;\;\;\text{in} \, R^2 \backslash \Gamma, \tag{1} \] \[ u|_{\Gamma}=g. \tag{2} \] The task (1)-(2) is transformed to the integral equation \[ \int\limits^1_{-1} \varphi_{\lambda} (x(s)-x(t)) \varphi(t)dt= g(x(s)), \quad -1 \leq s \leq 1, \tag{3} \] where \(\varphi(t)\) is an unknown function, \(\varphi_{\lambda}(t)\) is the fundamental solution of the task (1)--(2). For a solution of the equation (3) some numerical methods are offered, including a superconvergence method. Estimates of exactness of the methods are given.